D-Styles Dedication

DJs Q-Bert (hat) and D-Styles (hoody)

DJ D-Styles is a huge influence on me.

D-Styles was born in the Philippines and raised in the Bay Area. He has been a member of both the Beat Junkie and Invisibl Skratch Piklz crews. He has gained large notoriety as a scratch DJ and has collaborated with the best scratch DJs in the world including A-Trak, Melo-D, and Q-Bert. After moving down to southern California, D-Styles has since been spinning live at Low End Theory at the Airliner Club in downtown Los Angeles. D-Styles joined Low End Theory's dub, grimy, bassline scene as an outlet for scratching creativity. According to D-Styles on DJs United, "The missing element of scratching is that people aren’t performing their songs live," says D-Styles. "And that’s where I want to take it."

I recently had the opportunity to speak to D-Styles as he was leaving the Airliner after a show. I said, "D-Styles, I'm DJ Blindside and you are a huge influence as my development as a DJ. You're scratching is dope. I currently spin at the Highlands in Hollywood." D-Styles says he was happy to be an inspiration, sorry he doesn't come out more often because he is now married with a family and mentioned my co-worker from the Top 40 room of the Highlands, DJ Turbulence. The chat with the world famous D-Styles was yet another motivational tool as I progress as a DJ.

Richard's Birthday celebration at Low End was a total success. Happy Birthday Richard and thank you to D-Styles!